Would you give up your dog if it meant you fared better in a rental application? (Supplied to SBS by author) “Australia’s strict ‘no pet’ rental rules made me choose between having a permanent place to call home or having a dog. I chose my fox...

July 16 2015 Christopher Knaus IMAGE ABOVE: Patrick Hartigan and Joanne Mangan with their son Jack, 12, who was mauled by two pit bulls when he was just six years old Photo: Melissa Adams The ACT’s social housing commissioner had no duty of care to a young boy...

Julie Power | IMAGE ABOVE: Foster Care Co-ordinator, Tim Moss, and vet, Jade Norris with a dog who has just had an operation to help his breathing. Photo: Janie Barrett Julie Saunderson sees her family’s pets, a pug and two French bulldogs, as members of the...

SEVERAL state and federal politicians have initiated moves to address cruelty to farm animals. Proposed legislation purports to protect the interests of animals and has been prompted by break-ins at piggeries, ostensibly to photograph and expose animal mistreatment....

BY Ainsley Pavey LIKE a red rag to a bull, the newly acquired puppy leaps playfully from the car and into the marital version of World War III in suburban Australia. A jilted ex-wife has just caught her cheating ex-husband and his lover at her house downloading a...